Asymptomatic Gaucher disease implications for large-scale screening.

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Gaucher disease, the most prevalent genetic disorder among Ashkenazi Jews, is characterized by significant phenotypic heterogeneity. Because seven mutations account for more than 96% of the disease alleles in this population, large-scale screening is feasible, and genotyping is commercially available. To date, only 400 Gaucher patients have been diagnosed in Israel, although 2,500 patients are predicted by gene...

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